TRANSFORM OUR ECONOMY – Caroline Russell AM

Mayor must chime in and support musicians

March 7, 2021June 3, 2021 CarolineRussell 1444 Views Brexit, EU, Freedom of movement, Musicians, social security, UK, Withdrawal Agreement

London’s world-famous creative sector is reeling from both the impacts of the pandemic and the lack of a deal

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15-minute neighbourhoods should be part of London’s recovery plan

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 CarolineRussell 2219 Views 15 minute neighbourhoods, coronavirus, covid-19, green space, low traffic neighbourhoods, parklets

As the Mayor, London Assembly, Councils and businesses started to chart London’s recovery from the coronavirus lockdown at the first

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Coronavirus takes its toll on small businesses

June 10, 2020 CarolineRussell 2072 Views coronavirus, east end trades guild, Green Party, guardians of the arches, lockdown, London Assembly, London Rateable Values, new economics foundation, Rishi Sunak, small business

When most of us think about the Square Mile, we see glass towers and banking behemoths. Yet, the reality is that 98 per cent of businesses in London’s financial

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Protecting bus workers from coronavirus

May 27, 2020June 30, 2020 CarolineRussell 1208 Views bus driver, coronavirus, covid-19, funding, hand washing, lockdown, TfL

Bus drivers in London have been at the forefront of keeping our transport running to make sure key workers can

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Good Green ideas in City Hall

February 28, 2019 CarolineRussell 2163 Views air pollution, climate change, climate emergency, climate strike, four day week, Green Party, London, Mayor of London, ULEZ

What does London need and how can it be paid for? This is the question the Mayor tries to answer

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Londoners need a four-day week

February 4, 2019June 3, 2021 CarolineRussell 1587 Views Economy, four day week, Green Party, jobs, London, Work, Working week

At the London Assembly two weeks ago, I proposed an amendment to the Mayor’s 2019-20 Budget asking amongst other things,

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Are young people being short-changed?

August 13, 2018 CarolineRussell 1919 Views debt, Economy, finances, Green Party, London, London Assembly, money, Payday loans, Young people

Earlier this year, I learned that more than a million Londoners are in serious debt. Incomes in London are unpredictable

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Uber and workers’ rights

September 27, 2017January 19, 2018 CarolineRussell 2129 Views Caroline Russell, Green Party, IWGB, London, London Assembly, TfL, Uber, workers rights

Today Uber headed back to court to appeal the ruling that the drivers who work for them are, in fact,

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Earl’s Court: Rescue, Recovery, Renaissance

September 5, 2017January 19, 2018 CarolineRussell 1727 Views Caroline Russell, Earl's Court, Green Party, London, London Assembly, Sadiq Khan

Save Earl’s Court campaigners are calling on the Mayor to build the ‘world’s greenest venue from the pips up’ on the

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Still too many Londoners on low pay, says Caroline

November 5, 2016January 19, 2018 CarolineRussell 1997 Views

Caroline Russell has commented on the fact a fifth of Londoners are still paid less than the London Living Wage.